Horseshoe.



A. ROTH, JR-

HORSESHOE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY-26, 1910.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Z/L/Zi 27 Inventor Attorneys ANTHONY ROTH, JR, 013 NEW BRUNSWICK, JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent. M Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed May 26, 1910. Serial No. 563,575.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANTHONY ROTH, J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a device which may readily be assembled with a horse shoe, to serve as an additional anti-slipping element thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide tread sections of novel and improved form, and to devise novel means for uniting the tread sections with each other and for retaining them on the hoof of the animal.

The drawings show typical embodiments merely and it is to be understood that changes properly falling within the scope of what is claimed, may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows the invention in bottom plan; Fig. 2 is a front elevation; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; Fig. 4 1s a detail perspective of one of the tread sections; Fig. 5 is a fragmental transverse section, parts being shown in elevation, the view showing the manner in which the tread sections are pivotally united with the tie; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of the hooked portion of one of the tie forming parts.

In carrying out the invention, a pair of tread sections 1 are provided. These tread sections 1 are alike in construction, and the description will be confined to one of them. The tread section 1 is provided with a toe clip 2 adapted to engage the outer edge of the shoe 3. A heel clip 4 is provided, adapted to engage the inner edge of the shoe; and located between the toe clip 2 and the heel clip, is an intermediate clip 5, adapted to engage the inner edge of the shoe. The tread section 1 is provided with a transverse toe calk 6, and with a transverse heel calk 7. Reinforcing flanges 8, disposed substantially at right angles to the tread section 1 and to the calks 6 and 7 serve to connect said calks with the tread section; it being understood that the calks 6 and 7, the flanges 8 and the tread section 1, are integrally formed. These reinforcing flanges 8, as their name indicates, serve to brace and to strengthen the calks 7 and 6 and to promote the security of the union between the said calks and the Said section 1. Located between the remote ends of the intermediate clip 5 and the heel clip 4, and disposed within the contour of the section 1, is an opening 9. This opening 9 is closed on one side by abar 10, circular in cross section, and formed integrally with the treadsection 1, the bar 10 extending longitudinally of the tread section, adjacent the outer edge thereof.

In order to secure the tread sections upon the shoe 3, a hoof encircling tie is provided; the tie including parts 11 and 23 adapted to be disposed along the sides of the hoof. At their remote ends the tie parts 11 and 23 are hooked, as denoted by the numeral 12, and as seen most clearly in Fig. 6. These hooked portions 12 extend downwardly across the outer edges of the tread sections 1, 'and upwardly through the openings 9, the hooked parts being provided with trans verse heads 14, adapted to register in recesses 15 in the upper faces of the said sec tions 1, the recesses 15, obviously, surrounding the openings 9 through which the hooked portions 12 are extended. An extension 16 is pivoted at 17 to the tie part 11. At its free end, the extension 16 carries an outstanding shoulder 18, through which the end 19 of a securing band isadapted to be inserted, the body of the securing band being denoted by the numeral 20. Upon the end 19 of the securingband, a nut 21 may be mounted, the nut being adapted to bear against theshoulder 18. In the body 20 of the securing band are a plurality ofopenings 22, into which a hook 24, fashioned at the end of the tie part 23 may be successively inserted.

In practical operation, t e two tread sections 1 are placed upon the hoe 3, the clips 2, 4 and 5 engaging the shoe. The tie parts 11 and 23 are then swung laterally to bear against the sides of the hoof, and the hook 24 is inserted into one ofthe openings 22 in the body portion 20 of the securing band. The nut 21 may then be rotated, drawing the adjacent ends of the tie parts 11 and 23 closely together, and securing the tread sections 1 and 2 upon the shoe 3, the said treads at their forward ends ordinarily, although not necessarily, moving into terminal abutment with the toe calk 25 of the shoe 3.

It is to be seen that by removing the pivotal connection 17 between the extension 16 and the tie part 11, both the tie parts 11 and 23 may be secured in the openings 9, and disposed in the position shown in Fig. 3. Thus, although the tie parts may readily be assembled with tread sections 1, it will be.

practically impossible-to pull the said tie parts out of the tread sections, no matter how tightly nut 21 may be rotated against the shoulder 18. The hook shaped portions 12. of the tie parts, together with the trans! verse heads 1430f the tie parts, afiord an unusually secure connection between the tie parts and the tread sections, without, however, interfering. with the pivotal relation between the treadsections and the tie parts; this pivotal relation obviously, being neces sary in order that the device may be securely clamped upon the hoof. Moreover, owing to the presence of the transversely rounded bars 10,'the hooked portions 12 will be permitted to move transversely of the shoe, withoutbei-ng' bound by the tread sections 1, the rounded bars 10 fitting;v within the hooked 1 portions 12, asseen-to best advantage in- Fig, 4;

Thepi-voted extension-16 permits the necessary play betweenthe parts, during the tightening ofnthe nut, permitting the tread sections -1 to be clamped securely upon the shoe 8.

Itisto. be noticed :that'the openings 9 are,

asseen to best advantage in Fig. 4,- located between the-remote ends'of the heel clips 4' and the intermediate clips 5. Both of these clips bear'against the inner edge of the shoe 7 3-; and thus; when the nut21 is-tightened,

and thetieparts-ll and 28' are drawn closely against the hoof, these clips 4 and 5 will" Having thus described th'einvention, what is claimed:is:

1i A device of the class described comprismg a-tread-member having openings therethrough; tie parts having hook-shaped ends to extend through the openings, said ends having transverse heads adapted to bear against that face of the said member which is disposed toward the hoof, beyond the contour of the openings.

2. A device of the class described comprising a tread member having openings therethrough; tie parts having hook-shaped ends to extend through the openings, said ends having transverse heads adapted to bear against that face of the said member which is disposed toward the hoof, beyond the contourof'the openings; the tread member having recesses surrounding the openings, said recesses being adapted to receive the heads within the contour of the said member, thereby to permit a pivotal movement of the tie parts, whensaid face of the tread memher is in close contact with the element upon which the device is mounted.

3; A device of the class described comprising tread sections provided with toe clips to engage the outer edge of a shoe, with heel clips to engage the inner edge of a shoe, and with intermediate clips to engage the inner edge of the shoe between the toe and heel clips; and an adjust-able-hoofengaging tie pivoted at its ends to the sections within the contour of said sections, and between the remote ends of 'the intermediate and heel clips.

1. Aldevice of the class described comprising tread sections provided with openings; anda hoof encircling tie-comprising parts adjustably connected at their adjacent ends, the parts at their remote endsbeing downwardly extended across the outer edges of the said sections,and upwardly prolonged through the openings; there being transverse heads upon the prolonged portions, and recesses in the sections, surrounding the openings, in which recesses the heads are arranged to fit pivotally.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANTHONY ROTH, JR. Witnesses Gnone J Pnnsrrmn, HowAnD A.. REYNOLDS. 

